[ELEONORE (Grand Duchess, 1871-1937, née Princess of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. second wife, 1905, of Ernst Ludwig, 1868-1937, last reigning Grand Duke of Hesse & By Rhine, 1892-1918, and her sons GEORG DONATUS, 1906-1937, and LUDWIG (V), 1908-1968)]

Unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Susanne Homann of Darmstadt, showing her three quarter length, full face, sitting between her two boys on a sofa, an open book on her knees, all a little solemn in war time, titled at the side in German, 5½" x 3½", no place,

Ernst Ludwig found in Eleonore someone to share his artistic interests after the lonely period when Victoria Melita had left him and his daughter Elisabeth had died. Tragically the Grand Duchess, with Georg Donatus, his wife Cecilie and the two grandsons died when their plane crashed on leaving Ostende for Ludwig's wedding in London.

Item Date:  1915

Stock No:  54457      £150

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